Quilting apparatus



L DJPARK.

QUILTING APPARATUS. vMPLICA'I'IOI" FILED APR. 10, I915- BENEWED MAY 28.I919.

1',326,776. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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k a FE-magnum uoemloz 'J. D. PARK.

OUMTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION HLED APR. 10. 19-16. RENEWED MAY 20, m9.

1,326,776; Patented Dec. 30,1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- awuAzuboz I. D. PARK.

QUILTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1.0. 19 16. RENEWED MAY 28.1919.

1',326,776. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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sition as shown in" full lines UNITED sirAtrns rgrENT I oFFIo ifJEFFERSON Ill-PARK, or rrsno vrrneo, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR r0 (Mas) n.nnnowiv,

OF CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.3 0,

Application filed April 10, 191e, Serial No. 90,170. Renewed May 28,1919. Serial at. 300,450. f,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON D. PARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tishomingo, in the county of Johnston and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting Apparatus,of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has to do with quilting apparatus and has for itsprimary objects, first, to provide a foldable frame structure capable ofbeing'collapsed to occupy a minimum amount of storage space, second, toprovide auxiliary fabric holdingmeans by which they preliminaryoperation of insertion of batting between the material to be quilted isfacilitated, third, such means to be movable into an inoperativeposition with respect to the quilt during quiltlng operation; andlastly, to provide novel locking means for holdlng the frame in ex-These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bythe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and claimed. Reference will now behadto the accompanying drawings forminga part Of this specification,wherein:

Figure lis a top plan view of the quilting apparatus with the materialdisposed upon the fabric holding rolls preparatory .to insertion of thebatting between the fabric layers. a

F ig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the parts in position ready forquilting and the auxiliary frame arranged in inoperative poand operativeposition in dotted lines. i

Fig. 3 is'an end elevationwith the parts in the relative position shownin Fig. 2.

1 Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the apparatus in closed or foldedposition, the full and dotted lines indicating the difierent'po sitionsthat may be assumed by the auxiliary i rolls hereinbefore referred to.

frame. y y i Fig. 5 is a top plan View showing the quilt apron carriedby one of the fabric rolls by means of which the quilting at the end ofquilt is facilitated. Fig. 6 is a, fragmentary detail perspectivelocking means for the Fig. 7 is anenlarged perspective fragis arrangedin this superposed mentary View showing more clearly'the supportingmeans for the swinging frame.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of a fric to the drawings andspecifically At the upper portion ofthe frame members 2 is journaled afabric holdingroll 4while a corresponding roll 5 is, journaled upon theupper portion of the other frame members 1. Each of these rolls isprovided with a crank 6, 7, and ratchet and pawl locking means 8, 9.Pivotally mounted on the pivots 10 adjacent to the fabric roll is what Itermjfor the purposes ofthisdescription a swinging auxiliary framecomprising the side m bers 11 insthe' free endsJof whichis mounted, athird fabric roll 12., This roll is also adapted to' be re volved bymeans of the crank 13 and isalso provided with looking ing it againstrotation. 1

It will be observed by reference'to Fig. 2 that the swinging framereferred to is capable of being moved on its pivot to a position abovethe plane of the rolls carried means 14. for hold by the mainframeinwhich ositio'nsaid swmging frame is held by stop means 15 attached tothe frame standards 1 as shown mostclearly in Fig. 7. The swinging frameposition whenpreparing the material for as will be' describedmoreclearly hereinafter and when the actual quilting of the material iscarried out said frame is swung on its pivots into the inoperativeposition shown by 'full lines in Fig, 2 where the roll 12 is below theplane of the main frame This'move ment of theauxiliary frame is alsoadvantageous as when it is desired tofold the apparatus, because saidframe may be so positioned as to occupy a close relation with respectto] the mainframe standards 111a manner most clearly shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawing. y

In order to hold the frame in extended quilting material to position, Iemploy locking means consisting of link members 16, 17 pivotallyconnected to the standards 1 and 2 of the main frame, the link member 17being offset at 18 so as to permit the movement of the standards intoclosed position. The links are pivotally connected at 19 and alockingelement 20 is also carried by each link pivot and this locking elementis freely movable into pendent position most clearly shown in Fig. 6 ofthe drawings. The lower end of the element is notched as indicated at21, and automatically engages with the cross bar 3 of the framestandards in which position the extension of the frame is limited andthe folding of the frame members prevented. This forms a simple lockingarrangement for the device and it will be apparent that it is onlynecessary to break the joint of the links in order to disengage the.link device and permit the standards 1 and 2 to be folded. WVhen infolded position the standards are locked together by any desired meanssuch as the hook and eye device designated 21.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings and describing the use of thisapparatus, the frame is arranged in its extended or open position withthe fabric holding rolls in spaced relation to each other. The roll 4can ries a short canvas or other fabric strip 4: having a reinforcingrod 4iconnectedto its end and said end is provided with a plurality ofhooks a to which the quilting material is adapted to be connected. Inpreparing the be quilted, the lower fabric is first connected to thehooks P and wound upon the roll 4. The opposite or righthand end of thematerial is then connected to the apron 5 secured to the fabric roll 5,said apron being provided with the attaching means 5 similar to thatdescribed with reference to the strip 4: WVith the swinging frame movedinto its operative position suspended over the main frame, the righthand end of the upper layer of fabric material for the quilt is attachedto the strip 12 of the roll 12 of said swinging frame and completelywound thereupon. The left hand extremity of this upper fabric materialis now connected to the-hook members 5 of the roll 5. The material ofthe lower and upper fabrics is then wound upon the roll 5 from the rolls4 and 12, respectively, the filling material or batting being insertedbetween these layers during such winding action. It will be obvious thatthe preparation of the quilt in this manner is facilitated and when thematerial has been completely wound upon the roll 5 the upper layerend isdisconnected from the roll 12 andsaid end attached to the fasteningmeans P of the I roll 4. The material is now ready for quilting and theauxiliary frame may be moved fromits operative to the inoperativeposition pendent from its pivots as shown in Fig. 2. As the quiltingoperation proceeds the material is wound upon the roll 4 until the endof the quilt passes from the roll 5 and it is at this point that theadvantage of the relatively wide apron 5 is apparent. The quilt can beentirely unwound from the roll 5 and quilted clear to the other end ofsaid material without the necessity of disconnectingthe fabrics from theapron.

In order to prevent the fabric rolls of the quilting frame from toofreely unwinding, I preferably provide a friction screw 22 for eachjournal of these rolls as clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. Thefriction on the respective rolls may be adjusted as desired to wind moreor less freely as the case may be.

It will be obvious that slight changes may readily be made in thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims appendedhereto.

Having thus described my I claim as new is: i

1.: In quilting apparatus, the combination of a main frame, a fabriccarrying roll mounted at one side thereof, a winding roll mounted attheother side thereof, and an auxiliary frame movably mounted on theinvention, what main frame adjacent to the winding roll being disposedabovethe latter at the side of the main frameiwhen winding material uponthe winding roll, said auxiliary frame ing roll when unwinding materialfrom the winding roll on to the fabric carrying roll first mentioned.

2. In quilting apparatus, the combination with a main frame, spacedrolls mounted in saidframe uponwhich a layer of fabric to be quilted isadapted to be rolled, a swinging frame mounted at one side of the mainframe and movable into superposed relation to the fabric layer abovementioned during preparation of the material for quilting, stop means onthe main frame with which the side of the auxiliary frame engages forholding the auxiliary frame in the superposed position during winding ofmaterial on one of the said spacedrolls and a roll on said swingingframe for holding acsecond layer of fabric material to permit windingthereof upon one ofthe rollers of the main frame aforesaid, saidswingingframe being displaceable from superposed position into operativeposition during quilting opbeing movable to a position below the wind-.

pivotally mounted on one of said cross mem- 13 hers adjacent to thewinding roll, a fabric roll carried by the auxiliary frame and mov-.

able 1n one direction to a position adjacent to and above 5 mg materlalthe Winding r011 when windtherefrom onto the Winding roll, and in theother direction to pendent inoperative position below the plane of the

